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2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
54 Total Awards
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 54 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at GWU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
8 Total Awards
$34,326 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Howard, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
3 Total Awards
$19,380 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gallaudet University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Gallaudet University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Gallaudet. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
2 Total Awards
$51,630 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in District of Columbia. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CUA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.

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$23,918 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at The Chicago School Washington DC Campus. In 2019-2020 about 20% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
$10,094 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the District of Columbia is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that University of the District of Columbia does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 31% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since The American University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 39% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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